Articles
From CSU-CHILL
Featured Articles
These are examples of CSU-CHILL data selected from meteorologically interesting cases. The data plots generally have had some basic level of post-processing applied (i.e., calculations of derived fields, utilization of specialized base maps, etc.)
- Damaging hailstorm at Denver International Airport: 13 July 2011
- Hail damage was inflicted on multiple aircraft at Denver International Airport during the evening hours of 13 July 2011. Selected CSU-CHILL dual-polarization data images from this storm have been generated.
- Polarimetric radar identification of frozen hydrometeors in thunderstorm precipitation: 6 August 2010
- The radar characteristics of individual range gates are used to place thunderstorm precipitation into one of three categories: (1) primarily rain; (2) mixed rain and hail; and (3) primarily hail. The areal coverage of these categories varies with time during a series of low elevation angle PPI sweeps through a thunderstorm.
- Evolution of radial velocity and rain rate fields in low elevation PPI sweeps of a thunderstorm: 30 July 2010
- A series of 1.5 degree elevation angle PPI scans document intensifying outflow and increasing rain rates as a storm reaches the CSU-CHILL radar site.
- An RHI scan through a severe thunderstorm: 21 June 2010
- A single RHI sweep through a severe thunderstorm reveals several signatures in the radial velocity and dual-polarization data fields.
- Aircraft targets as seen by the CSU-CHILL radar: 16 March 2011
- High time resolution PPI sector scans were used to observe aircraft in the vicinity of Denver International Airport.
- Outflow surge from an area of thunderstorms: 8 July 2010
- A fine line marking the leading edge of low-level outflow is observed to accelerate following the rain rate peak in the parent cluster of thunderstorms.
Technical Notes
These articles deal with engineering topics of interest to users of CSU-CHILL data.
- X-band Solid State Transmitter Monitor User's Guide (TN-008)
- User's Guide to the solid-state X-band transmitter monitor developed at CSU-CHILL.
- Clock Generator User's Guide (TN-007)
- User's Guide to the programmable clock-generator design developed at CSU-CHILL.
- Frequency Synthesizer User's Guide (TN-006)
- User's Guide to the programmable Frequency Synthesizer design developed at CSU-CHILL.
- Radar Echoes from Wind Turbines (TN-004)
- Wind Turbines have become increasingly common in recent years. Their Doppler spectral characteristics are presented, along with an animation showing the repetitive patterns present in the turbine spectra. An audio presentation of the same data is also available, clearly showing the temporal variation of the echo. A brief discussion on the effects of wind turbine proliferation on radar meteorology is also presented.
- Coherent Leakage (TN-003)
- This is a short discussion on coherent leakage, discussing the various causes of coherent leakage in weather radar receivers. Some troubleshooting tips are also provided.
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Ongoing Data Analysis
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Casebook
The CSU-CHILL Casebook contains summaries of CHILL operations, categorized by keywords, project names and by date of operation.
